Wrestling Announces 2010-11 Schedule
9/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Sept. 23, 2010
2010-11 Spartan Wrestling Schedule | Printable Version
EAST LANSING, Mich. - MSU head coach Tom Minkel has announced the Spartan wrestling schedule for the 2010-11 season.
Before the always competitive Big Ten portion of the schedule, the Spartans open up with the Eastern Michigan Open in Ypsilanti on Saturday, Nov. 6. The next weekend they will return home for the Michigan State Open on Saturday, Nov. 13 at Jenison Field House. Following the MSU Open, the Spartans head to Binghamton, N.Y., on Sunday, Nov. 21 for the "Sprawl & Brawl" in which they will take on Binghamton, Shippensburg, and Harvard.
For its first dual meet and Big Ten opener, Michigan State will travel to Iowa City, Iowa, to face the defending NCAA champion Iowa Hawkeyes on Sunday, Dec. 5. Following that comes a matchup in Dekalb, Ill., against Northern Illinois on Saturday, Dec. 11. The Spartans will also compete in Illinois later in the month at the Midlands Championships in Evanston on Dec. 29-30.
To start the new year, Michigan State returns home for the Spartan Duals on Saturday, Jan. 8. The Spartans will face Lock Haven at 11 a.m., Oakland University at 1 p.m., and will conclude against Eastern Michigan at 3 p.m.
After a non-conference dual at West Virginia on Jan. 15, the Spartans will resume Big Ten play with a meet against Ohio State on Sunday, Jan. 16 at Millersburg, Ohio.
Michigan State then returns to Jenison Field House for four straight home meets against Central Michigan, Northwestern, Illinois, and Penn State. The Spartans will entertain the Chippewas on Friday, Jan. 21, before facing the Wildcats on Sunday, Jan. 23, followed by the Fighting Illini on Sunday, Jan. 30, and ending with the Nittany Lions on Friday, Feb. 4.
The Green and White then take off for Indiana for their last road trip of the Big Ten season, where they will face Indiana on Feb. 11 and Purdue on Feb. 13.
Concluding the Big Ten regular season, MSU will return home to face archrival Michigan on Friday, Feb. 18, and then will wrap up against Wisconsin on Sunday, Feb. 20.
March brings the Big Ten Championships, which will be held at Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., on the weekend of March 5-6. The NCAA Championships will be held in Philadelphia, Pa., on March 17-19.